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0 pointstoomuchtodo12y ago0 comments

> Now I need to find another phone where I can swap batteries out instead of having to plug it in to charge.

Is wireless charging not an option?

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mikestew12y ago· 1 in thread

I can't speak for parent's use case, but wireless charging isn't going to do me much good at 35K feet on an airplane. A possible solution to parent's needs, depending on the use case, is a LimeFuel battery pack [0]. US$40, keeps my wife and I watching movies on the Galaxy Note and an iPad on cross-country flights with plenty to spare. I don't need a spare, swappable battery all that often, so something versatile like the LimeFuel (which can charge anything that uses a USB port) suits my needs better.

As a sidenote, I haven't found wireless charging to be all that anyway. It makes the phone thicker (either built-in or with a wireless charging case), and all it does is save me the two seconds it takes to put a plug in the end of the phone. I've got the wireless charging case for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and seldom use it.

[0] http://www.amazon.com/External-Battery-Pack-Limefuel-L130X/d...

toomuchtodoOP12y ago

> and all it does is save me the two seconds it takes to put a plug in the end of the phone.

I prefer wireless charging, as I've had to replace the USB port (Galaxy Nexus) due to the number of insertions/removals over ~2 years.

Jtsummers12y ago

I think dmix wants to be able to get extended battery life without charging at all. Wireless charging still tethers you to a wall, and based on the wireless charges I've seen leaves the device in an essentially unusable state due to the requirement that it lie on the charging surface.

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